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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “foreswore” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

56 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
foreswore1511740(None) 
foreshore15118211foreshore
foresworn15126071foresworn
forswore14106961for_swore
foreshores16107402foreshores
forespoke18105262forespoke
foreword15118962fore_word
foreworn14108862fore_worn
forsworn14125762for_sworn
borescope1545403borescope
boresome1248403bores_ome
firestone1247423firestone
firestorm1444563firestorm
firework1847413fire_work
fireworm1646693fire_worm
footsore1146063foots_ore
forbore12249673for__bore
forebode1448273fore_bode
foreclose1444623foreclose
foredone1249733fore_done
foregoer1237253fore_goer
foregone1238583fore_gone
foresee10414333fores__ee
foreseer1139013foreseer_
foreseers1237403foreseers
foreshock2144053foreshock
foreshorten1752643foreshorten
foreshow1785893foresho_w
foreshowed2044063foreshowed
foreshown1864473foreshown
foreshows1875973foreshows
foreside12310303fores_ide
forespake18105233forespake
forespoken19113773forespoken
forestage1346973forestage
forester11313673forester_
foresters12312533foresters
forestry1446723fores_try
foreswear1543513foreswear
foreswears1643223foreswears
forewarn14117173fore_warn
forewomen1746463fore_women
forewords16117403fore_words
formwork2044533for_mwork
forworn13107793for__worn
fourscore1443443fourscore
freeware1446173f_reeware
frescoer1345983f_rescoer
fretwork1845693f_retwork
outswore11168673_outswore
overwore141111403_overwore
prescore124812373_prescore
prestore104217353_prestore
rescore95616203__rescore
restore75822983__restore
rewore938030163__re_wore

Search took 7 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641566.42323142.0
3Display Results56560.0134307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691566.84226116.8
 
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